Monday, November 26, 2007

6,000 apply for 300 Wal-Mart jobs


Is this a reflection of what is to come in the economy? Where did they come from? What were they doing?
clipped from www.cleveland.com
As the world's largest private employer, Wal-Mart is used to being greeted by large numbers of applicants almost every time it opens a new store.
But the 6,000-plus people who applied for jobs at the new Supercenter in Cleveland's Steelyard Commons took everyone, even Wal-Mart, by surprise.
When thousands of people compete for a few hundred ordinary jobs, trend watchers say it's an indication not only of a less-than-stellar economy but also of a workforce short on
marketable skills.
The huge number of applicants wouldn't have caught anyone's eye had these been skilled, high-paying jobs, the types of positions that thousands of people always seek.
It could have been worse. In Illinois recently, Masten said, 25,000 and 15,000 people applied at two Wal-Mart stores in the Chicago area
But these were regular retail jobs with low-to-average wages and benefits, not the sort of positions typically in high demand.

Wal-Mart draws huge crowd - of applicants

reflection on economy?
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